7 Lino baalu baku Moabu abaalu baku Midiyani bakaunka kuli Balamu+ kabajisi amali aakusondya eelyo bakamwaambila majwi aa Balaki.

25 Lino bana Israyeli nobakali kukkala mu Sitimu,+ bantu bakatalika kuvwuula abana basimbi baku Moabu.+ 2 Bamakaintu aabo bakatalika kutamba bantu kuzipaizyo zyabaleza babo,+ eelyo bantu bakatalika kulya akukotamina baleza aabo.+ 3 Aboobo bana Israyeli bakatalika kukomba* Baala waku Peori,+ mpoonya bukali bwa Jehova bwakababukila bana Israyeli.

17 “Amubalwane bana Midiyani alimwi mweelede kubajaya,+ 18 nkaambo bali kumoongelezya amicito yabo yabucenjezu mumakani aa Peori+ alimwi amakani aa Kozibi mwana wasilutwe waku Midiyani, imucizyi wabo iwakajaigwa+ mubuzuba bwalunyonyooko lujatikizya makani aa Peori.”+

8 Alimwi tutaciti bwaamu,* mbubonya bamwi babo mbobakacita bwaamu,* cakuti kwakafwa bantu bali 23,000 akati kabo mubuzuba bomwe.+

14 “‘Nokuba boobo, kuli twaambo tumwi ntondijisi kulinduwe. Ooko nkobede ujisi baabo bakakatila kunjiisyo ya Balamu,+ ooyo wakayiisya Balaki+ kubikka cilebyo kumbele lyabana ba Israyeli, kuti balye zintu zipaizyigwa kumituni alimwi akucita bwaamu.*+